Honey (HNY) and Synthetix (SNX) compared side by side. Their daily returns move loosely together (correlation 0.42 across 31 shared trading days). SNX has been the more volatile of the two, at 123% annualised against HNY's 28%.
HNYSNX
0.42over 31 shared trading days
Measured on daily returns rather than on prices. Two assets that both simply trend upward score near 1.0 on raw prices whether or not they move together, so returns are what answer the question people mean by correlation.
| Metric | HNY | SNX |
|---|---|---|
| Max drawdown (400d) | -4.3% | -92.3% |
| Risk-adjusted return (90d) | 0.18 | -0.26 |
| Best 30 days (past year) | — | +26.6% |
| Worst 30 days (past year) | — | -47.8% |
Relative strength over 90 days: SNX outperformed HNY by 11.9% — measured on the HNY/SNX ratio, so it holds regardless of market direction.